Earlier this month Site Selection magazine awarded its grand prize to Ohio for being the state with the most major business expansions in 2011 at 498 projects. The runner-up was Texas with 464 such projects. As might be expected, Ohio officials, including Mark Kvamme as head of Governor Kasich’s JobsOhio program, declared the victory a vindication of their efforts and suggested Ohio would remain a leader in attracting major expansions and new businesses, thereby producing good job growth for Ohioans.
Mar 14 2012 | Posted in
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COLUMBUS — Ohio Gov. John Kasich plans to unveil a new energy policy this week that could deliver a personal income-tax cut by taxing certain resources extracted through a new form of oil and gas drilling, according to published reports.
Mar 5 2012 | Posted in
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CINCINNATI — The governor on Monday mobilized the National Guard to tornado-ravaged areas of southern Ohio where nearly 300 homes, businesses and government buildings were damaged by the storms and winds.
Mar 5 2012 | Posted in
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COLUMBUS — A key Ohio House committee was preparing Tuesday to put finishing touches on its version of the state operating budget, including the possible removal of an earlier provision that would have cost casinos tens of millions in additional taxes.
May 4 2011 | Posted in
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Olentangy school board discussed three factors Wednesday night in the district’s financial future: the governor’s budget, the Senate’s collective bargaining bill, and, of course, the 7.9-mill levy on the May ballot.
Mar 17 2011 | Posted in
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COLUMBUS — Gov. John Kasich said Friday that he anticipates the Legislature will pass a tough bill restricting union activity by public workers in Ohio and that he’ll sign it into law with little fanfare, out of respect for the raw emotions surrounding the bill.The measure — which still has to go through the GOP-led House — would limit the bargaining rights of roughly 350,000 teachers, firefighters, police officers and other public employees. They wouldn’t be able to negotiate health care benefits or certain other working conditions.“The day we sign it, it’s not going to be some — you know, I don’t anticipate some big deal because this is hard for people,” Kasich told reporters at a separate bill-signing event. “And anything that’s hard, I want to be respectful of other people’s feelings, their thoughts and their emotions.”Unlike with similar legislation being debated in Wisconsin, Republicans in Ohio managed to move the bill quickly through the state Senate. The bill was narrowly approved Wednesday on a 17–16 vote.“Glad it passed,” Kasich said, adding that he wasn’t surprised.
Mar 7 2011 | Posted in
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Should the use of a crude phrase to describe Governor John Kasich’s stance on gun control disqualify a Republican party member from being appointed to office in Delaware County? Ken Hanson doesn’t think so, but thinks that’s happening. He wrote the phrase “Fast forward to late October, when the race is in a statistical dead […]
Jan 15 2011 | Posted in
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